HQDefault's MIDI Hell

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After suddenly getting the urge to try and compose music again for the first time in a year, I decided to setup one of these "a place to post music I made" threads. I'm still very new to composing music and I'm interested to get feedback on what I've made and how it can be touched up / improved upon.

 

So far, here are the one's that I'm currently willing to share:

• "Back to the Grindstone" (This is the one I made most recently after not doing any music stuff for a year)
• "Filleted and Confused"
• "Home Free" (This is probably the best of the lot, but only because it basically copies the structure, tempo, and drums of Questionable Ethics 1 from the Black Mesa OST)
• "Thinking About Tomorrow" (I forgot I composed this one with something other than the default Windows soundfont so the "Bowed Pad" instrument sounds like crap, here is an MP3 of what it's supposed to sound like.)

 

I'll post more of these as I make them below. Right now, I'm not planning on uploading these to any particular platform or doing an organized release, I'm really just doing this to get feedback and pointers.

Edited October 23, 2023 by HQDefault

[HQDefault]

Another one, this one just an untitled C Minor Track-

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/144p6zw6chvbevx0nrcxv/C-Minor-Song.mid?rlkey=6pcvd4vsod5xnpawb34runt8q&dl=0

 

I started out trying to make something inspired by the track Holy Forest track from King's Field 4 (See video below), but it kinda wound up going in a totally different direction. 

 

 

 

[HQDefault]

Here's another one I just cooked up: I call it "Tactical Superiority"

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mkigru0bf1ntvyns29tzy/Tactical-Superiority.mid?rlkey=ncyqgvx46gfj0q7pc6qaf33df&dl=0

 

I was going for a sort of "planning our next move" kinda vibe, and I think I got it in a cartoonish sort of way.

[HQDefault]

I've been away for a while dealing with IRL stuff, but I was feeling the urge to put together another piece of music so here's what I have: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kho7v2ha43o82couu3357/Skulking-Season.mp3?rlkey=fj3urxkuk3s0lhmr4w9du2b0j&dl=0